VEGF-A/VEGFR-2 and FGF-2/FGFR-1 but not PDGF-BB/PDGFR-β play important roles in promoting immature and inflammatory intraplaque angiogenesis

• Yang Mao,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

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• Xiaoqiong Liu,

  Roles Software, Supervision

  Affiliations Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China

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• Yu Song,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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• Chungang Zhai,

  Roles Resources, Software

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

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• Lei Zhang

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation

  * E-mail: leilybao@163.com

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9823-5902

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